Honda will learn from F1 failure

Honda's last F1 foray yielded just one win and some major embarrassments. But Edd Straw is certain the Japanese giant will learn from those failures ready for its return with McLaren

It was only the timing of the announcement, in a hastily convened press conference in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon, that came as a surprise.

Amid the hullabaloo about reviving the legendary McLaren-Honda alliance and talk of the great legacy, there was an elephant in the room: namely, the dismal failure of the Japanese manufacturer's last venture into grand prix racing.